A SWAT team was called to Maison DeVille Apartments on Berwyn Drive South after Mobile police say an armed man refused to let his son leave the home. Officials said the man was experiencing a mental episode.
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Mobile
Mobile Police Say a Teen Took a Woman’s Car Keys, Hit a Brick Mailbox, and Parked It Back in the Driveway
A juvenile was arrested on first-degree theft of property and first-degree criminal mischief charges after Mobile police say he took a car from a Fisher Street home without permission and returned it damaged.
Mobile
Woman Hospitalized After Oak Drive Court Stabbing; Case Sent to Mobile County District Attorney
A woman was taken to a Mobile hospital after police say a man she knew stabbed her in the 500 block of Oak Drive Court. The case has been turned over to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office.
Mobile
Charge Upgraded to Capital Murder in Anders Drive Killing of Pregnant 23-Year-Old Chyna Hickman
Mobile County DA Keith Blackwood has upgraded the charge against Kanedrea Davis to capital murder, alleging she killed both Chyna Hickman and Hickman’s unborn child in a shooting the victim’s brother says began over a $15 lash deposit.
Bayou La Batre
Judge Voids $4.2 Million Retirement Deal, Finds Bayou La Batre Housing Board Broke Open Meetings Law
A Mobile Circuit judge ruled the Bayou La Batre Housing Authority board violated Alabama’s Open Meetings Act in approving contracts behind closed doors that created a $4.2 million retirement payout for two former executives.
Citronelle
Citronelle Man Draws 10-Year Prison Term in Washington County Child Solicitation Case
A 27-year-old Citronelle man will serve 10 years in state prison and register as a sex offender after a Washington County jury convicted him of soliciting an undercover officer posing as a 12-year-old child.
Bay Minette
Foley Man Facing Child Sexual Abuse Charge Set for a Blind Plea in Baldwin County Court
A Foley man accused of sexually abusing a young girl in 2010 was scheduled to enter a blind plea at a mid-September 2014 hearing in Baldwin County court, records showed.
Gulf Shores
Foley Man Wanted in Gulf Shores Marriott Robbery Turns Himself In
Days after police named him as the main suspect in an armed robbery at the Courtyard Marriott on Ala. 59, a 20-year-old Foley man surrendered to Gulf Shores police.
Mobile
Mislabeled Mobile Mug Shot Spreads Online, but Jail Records Tell a Different Story
A Mobile County Metro Jail booking photo circulated on Facebook this week with a false claim that the man was charged with practicing optometry without a license. Records showed a different charge entirely.
Local News
Mobile Developer Matt Walker Set for Arraignment on Theft Counts
Mobile entrepreneur and real estate developer Matt Walker was scheduled for arraignment on four counts of receiving stolen property, in a case involving antiques allegedly taken from upscale homes whose owners were away.